Tag Archives: palm

Holiday Twinkle Lights

Posted on December 17, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Lights are important to us! We grew up in Southern California, where there are more daylight hours and more sun. Portland is a darker climate (8+ hours of light now), and we look for cheer on grey days! We usually … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #bluecrabs, #crab, #crabs, #Hahnemühle, #holidaylights, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #palmtrees, #twinklelights, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, flamingo, flamingos, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, palm, palm trees, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, shell, shells, watercolor | 1 Comment

Inktober, 7 Palm Window

Posted on October 7, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I don’t know where I caught the snippet of a poem which was a song not a poem but it has rolled around in my head for weeks, these few lines: “Now that I’ve worn out I’ve worn out the … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #fullmoon, #inktober2017, #labellaluna, #middleofthenight, #palmtrees, art journal, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, lunar, moon, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, palm, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor | Leave a comment

When Palms are Bad

Posted on September 28, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

This one is simply overworked. It doesn’t have the feeling of air coming through the palm leaves. I am okay with the ocean, flowers, etc. This should have been beautiful… Randy Boyd’s photo was gorgeous! I tried it again….. In … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, creativity, landscape, painting, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, palm, palm trees, Primatek, watercolor | 10 Comments

VSW: Boyd’s Beach Too

Posted on October 31, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

home home home, image taken by Randy Boyd…. Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon ink; Sennelier, Holbein, and Daniel Smith watercolors. ©D. Katie Powell. My images/blog posts may be reposted; please link back to dkatiepowellart. ☾ As my Patreon … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, memory, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor | Tagged #inktober, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Laguna Beach, Pacific Ocean, palm, palm tree, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Randy Boyd, Sennelier, Super5 ink | 2 Comments

Two Hooks

Posted on July 11, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

I did these in tandem, so will post them in tandem. Still working with the DeA tobacco ink, and loving it. Pentalic Aqua Journal, Lamy Al-Star, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, and Sennelier, Holbein, QoR and Daniel Smith watercolors. ©D. Katie … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, challenge, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Fineline masking fluid, froggie, frogs, hook, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham watercolors, palm, palm trees, Pentalic Aqua Journal, QoR, watercolor | 2 Comments

Midnight Palm Full Moon

Posted on March 22, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Been so stressed for so many reasons. Middle of the night drawing. Moons on my mind. Watching Mitchell breath while painting ocean and palms and moon in her fullness, all calming. I almost woke him bringing salt back to bed … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, pen & ink, waterbrush, watercolor | Tagged Aquabee Super Deluxe Journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, full moon, ocean, palm, Platinum Carbon pen | Leave a comment

Full Moon Prayers

Posted on January 26, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

This last SuperMoon I set the day aside to look at intentions and directions. Too many opportunities are not always good, and can dilute the path. Making choices are important, even if you change your mind. The boat can’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, Booby Gurl, creativity, gods and goddesses, journal, lunar cycle, meditation, painting, pen & ink, pencil, watercolor, writing | Tagged Aquabee Super Deluxe, art journal, Booby Gurl, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, full moon, Holbein, intuition, meditation, Noodlers ink, palm, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentalic Nature Sketch Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, Tathagatagarbha, watercolor | 12 Comments

Challenges Saved My Sanity

Posted on June 29, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

During this medical debacle, challenges saved my sanity. When you just can’t think of anything to draw and you are stuck looking at the same things day in and out, challenges can prompt giving you a drawing to do without … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, calligraphy, challenge, drawing, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Noodlers ink, palm, Pentalic Field Book, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor | 14 Comments

IFJM 12: Travel Parma to Genoa

Posted on April 13, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

12 April 2015 “San Sisto Church.” “It is hard not to see into the future, faced with today’s blind architecture — a thousand times more stupid and revolting than that of other ages. How bored shall we be inside.” Andre … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fake Journal, Genoa, International Fake Journal Month, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Noodlers ink, palm, Piacenze, Platinum Preppy, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, postmodern, Primatek, QoR watercolors, San Sisto Church, sketching, watercolor | 4 Comments

USk: Palm Motor Hotel

Posted on January 24, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Whenever I drive by the Palm Motor Hotel I get a little surge of home energy. It looks like motels I remember staying in when visiting Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. I’ve always loved these Mid-Century Modern signs. Today I … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, art journal, drawing, journal, painting, pencil, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged art journal, caput mortem, MCM, Mid-Century Modern, motor hotels, Noodlers ink, palm, Palm Motor Hotel, palm sign, Portland Oregon, Strathmore journal, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor | 2 Comments

Art Journaling: Miscellaneous Picks

Posted on January 15, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Random sketches from my journal, continuing to play with the watercolors is the point. My confidence is growing; I am dropping into my best drawing habits from my teens and twenties. While sketching my favorite coffee cup, I realized why … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, challenge, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, pencil, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor | Tagged Caydanlik, coffee, cup, Daniel Smith watercolors, La Gabbianella, La Poet Laval, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, palm, Portland Oregon, QoR watercolors, St. John's Wort, Stillman & Birn, tangerine, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor | 17 Comments

Odile, Palms, Oceans in Autumn

Posted on September 15, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Heating up in Portland. Today I want to be on a deserted beach, as long as it is not in the path of Hurricane Odile. We must work — and give thanks for air conditioning. Drawn in an OE Cadic … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, journal, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, beach, palm, sunset | 3 Comments

75 Day Challenge: 48 To 57

Posted on September 14, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Brenda Swenson has a drawing challenge to draw every day for 75 days. We are supposed to use a black or blue pen, but I know I will not do that one. Still, I play along because challenges are fun … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, Booby Gurl, Buddha, challenge, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, buddha, horses, palm, summer, taxes | 5 Comments

75 Day Challenge: 42 to 47

Posted on September 11, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Posted in art, art journal, Buddha, challenge, drawing, journal, painting, sketchbook, waterbrush, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Brenda Swenson, buddha, Laguna Beach, Pacific Ocean, palm, palm tree greeting cards, weeping buddha | 12 Comments

Process: Watercolors, Mountains and Laguna Beach

Posted on May 13, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I started with an iconic view of my hometown, Laguna Beach, from the cliffs to the north. I really went for saturation this time, trying to move lots of color onto a piece. Not what I saw in my mind’s … Continue reading →

Posted in art, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing | Tagged california hills, Daniel Smith watercolors, Laguna Beach, ocean, palm, Primatek, sunset | 3 Comments

Process: Sunday Palms!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Working on mastering this medium enough that I can move away from realism and make art that moves me. Today I finally just moved away — playing with palm trees and deep color and texture. I experimented with watercolor graphite, … Continue reading →

Posted in color, creativity, graphite, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged palm | 6 Comments

My Palm Trees On Redbubble!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

I love palms and love my own palm trees. It is odd in this day to hear an artist say they love this or that, but I can’t lie — I love my palms. It is hard to part with … Continue reading →

Posted in acrylic, art, cards, prints, series | Tagged beach, framed, greeting cards, palm, palm tree greeting cards, prints, redbubble, reproductions, resort, shore, t-shirt | Leave a comment

Palm Tree Goddess Under the Full Moon

Posted on February 15, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Mitchell gifted me with art supplies for Valentine’s, and I took half the day to play with them. My first watercolor turned into a mixed media, because I added some colored pencil and Pitt pen. Watercolors are very different from … Continue reading →